Stewart and Attwood give BRM one-two win
BRM drivers Jackie Stewart and Dickie Attwood ran away with the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy from lap four after their two biggest rivals crashed at the hairpin: Frank Gardner's brakes failed and his Brabham hit Jim Clark's Lotus, both drivers unhurt. Stewart set a new race record of 1:03:44.1 and a new lap record at about 97.1 mph, Attwood finished about 41 seconds behind, then Palmer. About 20,000 watched 19 starters and 12 finishers.
Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles, 44 laps)
| 1 | J. Stewart (Scotland) | BRM 1.9 | 1:03:44.1 |
| 2 | R. Attwood (England) | BRM 1.9 | about 41 sec behind winner |
| 3 | J. Palmer (New Zealand) | Lotus-Climax 2.5 | 1:04:50 |
| 4 | S. Martin (Australia) | Brabham-Climax 2.5 | 1:05:02.7 |
| 5 | A. Buchanan (New Zealand) | Brabham-Climax 2.5 | 43 laps |
| 6 | D. Marwood (New Zealand) | Cooper-Climax 2.5 | 42 laps |
| 7 | R. Levis (New Zealand) | Brabham-Ford 1.5 | |
| 8 | D. Hollier (New Zealand) | Lotus-Ford 1.5 | 40 laps |
| DNF | F. Gardner (Australia) | Brabham-Climax 2.5 | |
| DNF | J. Clark (Scotland) | Lotus-Climax 2.5 | |
| DNF | G. Lawrence (New Zealand) | Brabham-Ford 1.5 | |
| DNF | K. Sager (New Zealand) | Brabham-Ford 1.5 | |
| DNF | I. Dawson (New Zealand) | Brabham-Climax 2.5 | |
| DNF | W. Caldwell (New Zealand) | Brabham-Ford 1.5 |
Lap times
- Jackie Stewart (BRM 1.9): 1:25.0 lap record
Facts
- Jackie Stewart won the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy in a record 1:03:44.1 and set a new lap record averaging 97.11 mph.
- Frank Gardner's Brabham brakes failed at the hairpin on lap 4 of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy and he struck the rear of Jim Clark's Lotus; both escaped unhurt.
- About 20,000 people watched the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy, a BRM one-two with Stewart ahead of Attwood.
- Roger Monk crashed his new 1275cc Austin Cooper Special through the wall of No. 5 hangar at Wigram in the production saloon race, walking away from the wreck.
- Spencer Martin and Palmer duelled for third; Palmer passed Martin on lap 27 after the Australian spun.
Photos
- ...and the wall came tumbling down. Christchurch racing driver Roger Monk felt a sense of achievement when his new 1275cc Austin Cooper Special crashed through the wall of No. hangar at Wigram during the Production Saloon Car Race. Monk was lucky to walk away from his wrecked car. He failed to negotiate the Wigram Loop at something like 80 miles an hour.
- Jim Clark (No. 1) and Frank Gardner in their spectacular collision at Wigram this afternoon.
